Service difficulty report · Hyd Line · Doug MD88

Difficulty date
July 11, 1997
Submitted
March 26, 2000
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N912DL
Make and model
Doug MD88
Aircraft serial
49543
Part
Hyd Line
Condition
Broken
Location
Tail Cone
Stage of operation
CR
Nature of condition
K, J
Precautionary procedure
A

As reported to the FAA. Reports are unverified, and codes are left as the FAA publishes them.

What was found

AT FLT LEVEL 330 RT HYD QTY WAS 8 (11 IN CHOCKS) AFTER 2 MIN QTY WENT TO 6. SHUTOFF RT SIDE WENT TO 19. TURNED BACK ON TO LAND WENT DOWN TO 4 WITH AMBER LIGHT. AFTER SHUTDOWN QTY STEADY AT 6 WITH AMBER LIGHT ON. REPAIRED BROKEN HYDRAULIC LINE LOCATED ABOVE THE RIGHT THRUST REVERSER CONTROL VALVE.

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